Iraq Bulletin

Month : December 2022

Technology

Meta to pay $725 million to settle Cambridge Analytica lawsuit

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Meta, Facebook’s parent company, will pay $725 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in 2018. Following Facebook’s revelation that 87 million users’ data had been improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica, tied to former President Donald Trump’s election campaign, a lawsuit was filed. Cambridge Analytica obtained Facebook user data through......
Entertainment

Password sharing on Netflix will cease in 2023

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Password sharing will officially end by Netflix in 2023 as the streaming platform begins to charge users for sharing their login information. Netflix password sharing will come to an end in 2023. As a streaming platform, Netflix has experienced a tumultuous year. Netflix reported a significant decline in subscribers shortly......
Business

Bitcoin fell 75 percent since Nov 21 as analysts miscalculated

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The market was awash with predictions predicting new record highs for bitcoin in 2022, from Tim Draper to top crypto executives. Others were less optimistic, and some correctly predicted bitcoin would sink below $20,000, even as low as $10,000. However, the failure of stablecoin terraUSD, liquidity concerns within the crypto......
Technology

Twitter lays off more workers

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The Twitter San Francisco offices have been stripped out, fulfilling predictions that 75% of the company’s employees would be laid off. Somewhere, Elon Musk found even more people to fire as tumbleweeds blew through Twitter’s empty halls and empty office spaces. As first reported by Tech Crunch, the flailing social......
Health

As COVID-19 cases soar again in China, cremations are rising

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The Chinese government has already prepared for an inevitable spike in deaths related to COVID-19 following the reversal of Beijing’s “zero-COVID” policy. In response to widespread protests, the government loosened its restrictions, which many in the country believe contributed to the death of ten people in a fire that occurred......
Technology

Gamers sue Microsoft over its proposed merger with Activision

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In order to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision, ten self-described gamers are taking Microsoft to court under the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914. As reported by Bloomberg Law, the complaint filed states that the plaintiffs, or “video gamers,” are concerned that “the [Microsoft and Activision] merger might substantially lessen competition......